Legal Opinion
State v. Densmore
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 12, 1993No. 91-434PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Intervenor Caledonian-Record Publishing Co. appeals from a district court order denying its motion for access to a psychosexual evaluation of a criminal defendant submitted to the court for consideration in sentencing. Intervenor claims that the court violated its First Amendment right of access to criminal proceedings by sealing the document without making specific findings indicating that alternatives to closure were inadequate to protect the compelling interests at stake. We agree and reverse.
Defendant Richard Densmore was charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious conduct and one…
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